用來敘述發生在過去的動作或狀態。 肯定句:S + V-ed... 如:Johnny watched TV for three hours this morning.(Johnny今天早上看了三小時的電視。) 否定句:S + didn’t + 原形動詞... 如:Cathy didn’t catch the school bus.(Cathy沒趕上校車。) Wh- 疑問句:Wh- + did + S + 原形動詞...? 如:Where did you go for your last Christmas vacation?(你去年的聖誕節假期去了哪裡?) 下圖為:過去簡單式時間圖。